Job Design (HSC SSCE Business Studies): Flashcards

Number, kind & variety of tasks employee completes in their role

Frederick Taylor

Adding similar-level tasks to expand role horizontally

Employees switching between different jobs for set periods

Giving employees more control & independence over their work

Positive feelings from doing well, not external rewards like pay

Specialisation - breaking work into narrow, specific tasks

Freedom to make decisions about how to complete work

Employees take up to 50% longer to complete tasks

Clear understanding of what needs to be achieved